Moytura's Irish
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We now have a chat club which I hope you will join and use. It offers the chance to share and answer questions about all things Irish. Perhaps some of you will have common roots, family connections - 

If you have enjoyed your wander through the site I'd love to hear your comments, good, bad or indifferent, perhaps you'd sign my GUEST BOOK. 
Or EMAIL me with any suggestions you might have.

Name: Trish Olliff
Website:
Referred by: Just Cruised On In
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Time: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 00:39:44
Comments:

I was looking at Westport as my ancestors hail from there, my current job has given me access to Internet.  Your pages are really impressive and I have really appreciated the historical information.  This was lacking when I travelled to Ireland two years ago.  My plans are to return next year and study the Irish Language.  Like you my family is grown up, but my husband died 8 yrs ago leaving me at aged 46 at rather a loose end. Just love your really natural style, complete friendliness which I found one of the nicest things about the Irish.  I am an Information Manager (Librarian) and would love to get into writing - one day.  Will E-mail soon when I am wired up!  Very Best Wishes from the Antipodes.

Name: David L Brown
Website:
Referred by: AnotherSite Link
From: Thunder Bay Ontario
Time: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 19:26:23
Comments:

ICEMANONE here my dear, nice web site, nice town and history. I told you I would check it out and I did, very nice indeed. But I hate to tell you that I do not need your prof. advice... or............ wait I do. I need to know somemore about this computer s..t.(sorry) ha ah I hope. So caio for now. Icemanone out.

Name: Francis Gallagher
Website:
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From:
Time: Friday, October 23, 1998 4:08
Comments:

Absolutely brillant web site

Name: Jim Moss
Website: Jim's Page
Referred by: Stopped in for another look
From: Florida
Time: Sunday, October 25, 1998 15:10
Comments:

After a hectic month in which we relocated our residence from West Virginia to Florida I stopped in for another tour of your site. It transports me to my favourite areas of Ireland. I am planning my 11th trip again this year and will be traveling with a Cavan born friend. After a short stay in Cavan we will probably start in Donegal and work our way down to Clare. I would also like to visit the northern coast in the area of the Giants Causeway. Thanks again for a great site. Jim Moss

Name: Randy Graham
Website:
Referred by: Word of Mouth
From: Canada
Time: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 13:58:47
Comments:

I was talking to you on VoxP.  Thanks for the chat. Good pages. Keep up the good work and I will check back time and time. Have a GREAT DAY now. BYE   Randy..

Name: Kym Murphy
Website:
Referred by: From PowWow
From: USA
Time: Monday, October 26, 1998 at 15:46:57
Comments:

I loved your graphics and colors.

Name: Steve Stevenson
Website:
Referred by: Just CruisedOn In
From: Glencolmcille Co Donegal (via etc!)
Time: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 19:03:54
Comments:

Nice page  -  good luck!

Name: Jim Mc Phail
Website: Jim Mc Phail
Referred by: AnotherSite Link
From: New York
Time: Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 23:24:47
Comments:

Mary,
You may have been born in England but I would be very proud to claim you as native Irish.You did a super job on your web site. It amply demonstrates your great creative talents. Like you, I love the West of Ireland since my dad was from Sligo. I found your web site address from a visit you made to mine. Thank you. I don't get a chance to view mine very often as I am quite busy and I am not great on the computer. However, I will most likely visit Galway in 1999 and would love to say hello! I am now going to view the rest of your web site. Best Wishes - jmcp

Name: Katie
Website: Kat's Korner 
Referred by: Just Cruised On In
From: RI, USA
Time: Friday, October 30, 1998 at 17:46:18
Comments:

Hi... I was on Powwow checking out homepages, and came across yours... You have a wonderful page... Lots of information on it... The pictures you have on here are beautiful!

Name: Darvis McCoy
Website:
Referred by: Just Cruised On In
From: San Jose, California, USA
Time: Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 12:32:00
Comments:

I visited Ireland for the first time in May of this year, and I am hooked.  I already have drawn up an itinerary for my next trip.  Now all I have to do is save the money.  I do the vast majority of my research on the internet, on sites like yours.  You have a very good site. I do wish there were more details about the battles fought in the area, however. If I don't learn about it from you, I may not learn about it at all, and it's ALL important!! Keep up the good work, my friend!

For those who have just joined me on this page why not go to the beginning of our travels and see some of the places in The Start of Our Journey through the West of Ireland. 

My Place Amongst the Stones gives the history of my company name, Moytura - a celtic heritage going back thousands of years. 

We journey to my own parish of Lackagh - a small village just 12 miles from Galway with a mighty big history. Learn all about the Battle of Knockdoe - one of Ireland's bloodiest of conflicts in the 16th century.

We then move on to take a quick jaunt around Galway City; and then to the heart of Connemara - with its wild and wonderful beauty. 

From there we journey south into County Clare and see The Burren - a place that has lain undisturbed since the Ice-age and of immense botanical, ecological and archaeological importance.

Visit Ireland's finest early monastic heritage centre in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly; and to my favourite of all the early Christian Church locations - Clonfert, South County Galway, with its beautiful tiny 12th century Cathedral of Saint Brendan. Come with me around the grounds and see the Bishop's Palace and the 1000 year old Yew Walk. 

While on the Clonfert pages, you can learn a potted history of Saint Brendan the Navigator, possibly the first European to set foot in North America in the 6th. century. And join me in the celebrations when this tiny cathedral was listed in the World Monuments Watch 2000 most endangered monuments.

Come with me on my 'Famine Journey' which starts in Westport, and moves to Sligo, my Dad's County and the departure port for many of the 'Coffin Ships'. This part of my journey ends in Grosse-Île on a tiny island east of Quebec City. 

On this page you will learn some of the history of our Famine Refugees and find the final resting place of over 6,000 of my country folk who died within sight of their first freedom in over 300 years. This is where many of the Irish roots in North America started.

Our Journey moves on to other places on that visit to Canada where we see Quebec City and some of Ontario's lovely places and then to two of Canada's famous Catholic Shrines - Saint Anne de Beaupré and to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.

Finally, join me on my pilgrimage to a peaceful haven in a war-torn country in Medugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovinia. The other areas of my Web site can be found in the drop-down box below.

I have added links pages of other places related to the places we visit, links to leisure activities in Ireland i.e. golf, fishing, horse riding, sailing in Ireland, festivals, entertainment etc. and some of my friends' home pages. 

Don't forget to bookmark this page and return to take up on more of your journeys with me. Oh .. and please sign my Guestbook if you have enjoyed your travels. Go raith míle maith agat - thanks a million

For those of you who are interested in tracing family links contact the Genealogical Society of Ireland